Summary

Jamie Hayter said women's wrestling has improved, but she believes more work is still needed.

She said women have worked hard to create positive change, while stressing that the current state is not where it needs to be.

Hayter also argued that women are judged more harshly than men, both for match quality and appearance.

Jamie Hayter says unequal reactions still shape women's wrestling discourse

Jamie Hayter saying women are under heavier scrutiny creates a concrete consequence, performers in the division can face stronger backlash for mistakes that fans may dismiss when men make them.

Her comments also frame 2026 progress as incomplete, with future gains depending on whether fan and media standards become more consistent across both divisions.

Quotes

Quote from Jamie Hayter

"There’s been a lot of changes for the better, but I can’t sit here and be like, ‘It’s so great now!’ because there’s just so much more work that can be done. But I can’t say that there haven’t been changes, because there have – and all the women have worked so hard for them. But there’s still stuff to be done."

Jamie Hayter later went on to say:

"I feel like as a woman, we are probably under the microscope a lot more than men are. If you have a bad match, then it’s like ‘Oh my god, you’re the worst wrestler ever’. Whereas a guy could have a bad match and it’s like, ‘Oh well’, or if you don’t look a certain way, then they don’t like that either."

Sources

As reported by NoDQ.